Cleistocactus luribayensis
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| Cleistocactus luribayensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Cleistocactus |
| Species: | C. luribayensis |
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| Cleistocactus luribayensis | |
Cleistocactus luribayensis is a species of columnar cacti in the genus Cleistocactus.
Cleistocactus luribayensis grows tree-shaped with several upright, gray-green shoots that taper towards the tip and reaches heights of 2 to 3 meters with diameters of 4 to 6 cm (1.6 to 2.4 in). There are about 19 wide ribs with transverse grooves. The gray areoles on it are up to 1 cm (0.39 in) apart. Of the 16 to 22 needle-like, light brown, yellow to whitish, spreading and 5 to 15 mm (0.20 to 0.59 in) long spines, three are occasionally arranged in the middle. There are one to two central spines.
The tubular, straight, pink flowers are up to 3 cm (1.2 in) long and have a diameter of 0.5 cm (0.20 in). The inner flower bracts are salmon pink in color. The salmon-pink colored fruits are up to 2 cm (0.79 in) in diameter.[1]
